Foster was adopted from an abused dog rescue the day we got back from our honeymoon. He has issues, lots of issues. When we first got him he would sit in the corner and shake. He tore apart our house. He has seen a dog behaviorist (yes, that's a dog shrink), 3 times. He's been on paxil. We have interviewed dog walkers, and he had a routine we went through before we left the house. I'm more relaxed about my child's schedule then I was about my dog's. He was the center of our lives before Michael arrived.
And now, he is largely ignored. We pretty much remember to walk and feed him, and every once in a while he gets pet. And sometimes grabbed my Michael. We are trying to stop that.
Oh, and the man in the picture, that's my husband, I don't think you have seen him yet either. He will be happy to know he was an afterthought after the dog.
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Pretty boy.
Pretty boy.
Pretty boy.
Pretty boy.
We ended up getting a Jack Russell Terrier because she was such a psychotic mess that her (inexperienced) owners couldn’t handle her. People thought we were crazy with a 2-month baby in the house.
But she is fabulous with Harry. She never plays rough with him, and drops a toy immediately if Harry grabs it. And he LOVES her. Some of the hardest-case dogs can actually make the best pets given the right homes.
We ended up getting a Jack Russell Terrier because she was such a psychotic mess that her (inexperienced) owners couldn’t handle her. People thought we were crazy with a 2-month baby in the house.
But she is fabulous with Harry. She never plays rough with him, and drops a toy immediately if Harry grabs it. And he LOVES her. Some of the hardest-case dogs can actually make the best pets given the right homes.
We ended up getting a Jack Russell Terrier because she was such a psychotic mess that her (inexperienced) owners couldn’t handle her. People thought we were crazy with a 2-month baby in the house.
But she is fabulous with Harry. She never plays rough with him, and drops a toy immediately if Harry grabs it. And he LOVES her. Some of the hardest-case dogs can actually make the best pets given the right homes.
We ended up getting a Jack Russell Terrier because she was such a psychotic mess that her (inexperienced) owners couldn’t handle her. People thought we were crazy with a 2-month baby in the house.
But she is fabulous with Harry. She never plays rough with him, and drops a toy immediately if Harry grabs it. And he LOVES her. Some of the hardest-case dogs can actually make the best pets given the right homes.